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Canadian Intellectuals, the Tory Tradition, and the Challenge of Modernity, 1939-1970
Philip Massolin
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Paperback. This work analyses the development of a modern consciousness through the eyes of the most fervent critics of modernity - adherents to the moral and value systems associated with Canada's tory tradition. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
In this well-researched book, Philip Massolin takes a fascinating look at the forces of modernization that swept through English Canada, beginning at the turn of the twentieth century. Victorian values - agrarian, religious - and the adherence to a rigid set of philosophical and moral codes were being replaced with those intrinsic to the modern age: industrial, secular, scientific, and anti-intellectual. This work analyses the development of a modern consciousness through the eyes of the most fervent critics of modernity - adherents to the moral and value systems associated with Canada's tory tradition. The work and thought of social and ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442628984
SKU
V9781442628984
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About Philip Massolin
Philip Massolin is Research Manager for Chinook Multimedia in Edmonton, Alberta.
Reviews for Canadian Intellectuals, the Tory Tradition, and the Challenge of Modernity, 1939-1970
“Philip Massolin’s thoughtful and well-written study ... contribute[s] much to our understanding of the death of British Canada and to the motivations of those who fired the last cannon shots of resistance.”
John English
University of Toronto Quarterly
“Historians and students of Canadian history will find Canadian Intellectuals, the Tory Tradition, and the Challenge of Modernity, 1939–1970 ... Read more
John English
University of Toronto Quarterly
“Historians and students of Canadian history will find Canadian Intellectuals, the Tory Tradition, and the Challenge of Modernity, 1939–1970 ... Read more